Blatman Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 No, not my car Check out these products. Click the "Aircraft Maintainence" button, then the "ACF-50 Anti Corrosion Formula" button. Also, you might like to check out the "Windshield Restorer" on the same page, and they also sell Renovo Plastic Window Cleaner for yer sidescreens, as well as lots of other cool gear for flying at almost any altitude............. Don't say I don't do anything for ya............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph7355 Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Are we allowed to call you a sad knacker for looking these things up with no reason to? Most people surf for porn, you surf for industrial cleaners. Unless this is some kinky ring I'm not aware of in which case, can I have the URL? PS In the spirit of you scratch our backs etc, click here. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted August 21, 2002 Author Share Posted August 21, 2002 I surf for porn at home, where it's of far more use......... 😳 As for surfing for industrial products.........er.......no. One of my staff is looking at building a kit plane, so he has loads of mags, brochures and catalogues lying around the office. Actually, I really should find out where he's getting the money from, 'cos he ain't paid nearly enough to be a 'plane owner..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph7355 Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 I remember a while back some bloke near my parents built a plane in his shed. Well, in his back garden actually, wouldn't have been much of a plane (or would have been one hell of a shed). Apparently the kit plane industry is pretty big and they don't have to cost that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonP Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Don't fancy having my De Dion tube fail at 2000ft though! Seriously, ex Sevener Phil Turner sold his 7 to build a Van Aircraft RV4. It's taken him 2 years to date and about 30K of which 5K was for the tools! Click here And you are right, all the aircraft cleaners etc work brilliantly on Sevens, Phil had some great stuff for getting scratches out of GRP for example. JonP Back Se7ening again! (with apologies to Andy Webber.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Woods Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Nice one Blatman The anti-corriosion stuff looks like it might be useful. I'll drop them an email to see if they think it will help with the problems we get on Caterhams Nick P8MRA - The green one with red wings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 When I worked at Biggin Hill we used Chloroform to polish Plexiglass screens. Great stuff. Always had a thumping headache after my afternoon nap though ❗ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterhamnut Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Kit planes are a huge industry in America. Popped into Homebase at the weekend - elderly gentleman walked over in the car park and said the usual " Ah, a kit car..." etc. As he wandered off he said "...'course, I'm building a plane - many more rivets you know....." 😬24,000 miles in 1 year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Locust Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Does Blatman's Westfield not have any steel / aluminium joints then. Unusual 😬 That new engine sounded OK at Curborough last weekend though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted August 22, 2002 Author Share Posted August 22, 2002 Blatman's Westfield (the other one, Mr Locust ) has all bare metal powdercoated before fitting, so there is no direct metal to metal contact. Plenty of Blatchatters have seen my car, and will attest to it's complete lack of any corrosion whatsoever.........Although Westfield powdercoating is waaaaaayyyyy better than anything turned out by Caterham.............. Ooooooohhhhh, that was a bit defensive wasn't it............. And yes, the Cossie was going well, and the times are coming down in line with expectations. I'm improving.............. Edited by - Blatman on 22 Aug 2002 09:51:13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Locust Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Today I are mostly being confused So how exactly do the rivets holding the panels on work? Although the effects of galvanic corrosion effects must be partly down to contact surface area, the rivets bridge from bare steel holes to aluminium holes - giving an electrical circuit. Surely a smaller contact area concentrates the galvanic corrosion effect? The ability of water to penetrate the joint also will affect corrosion rates so a good silicone sealant between the panel and chassis must help with the good corrosion performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Thats why you fit all the panels, drill out all the rivets a touch bigger, send chassis off for powder coating and then refit all panels. although personally speaking on my 12 yr old westie, there was no, NO, repeat NO corrosion on the alloy or steel where the panels were rivetted or screwed in place. Where I'd bottomed it on fast bumps, trials, accidents etc - then there was athe merest hint of corrosion where the coating had been chiped off. Stuck pretty damn well though - had to use an angle grinder to get thro the stuff and back to bare metal to weld a new gearbox mounting in. any problems with woodworm, Mr Locust? Dry rot? Deathwatch beetle? Woodpeckers? Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Locust Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Bri - The only problem is with following Vectras not slowing down and stuffing me hard frm behind 😳 And pushing me through 4" steel roadsign posts Engine moved forward about 4" Car's a write off but the wood was still as good as when you glued it 😬 Apart from where the impact has split the tub of course 🙆🏻 Just glad to be walking, talking, aching etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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